I read a great article the other day about kids, toys and learning. The gist was kids don't need heaps of toys, but involving them in everything you do - babywearing while you hang out washing, do the vacuuming, taking dogs for a walk, going to the shop, going out to dinner, general socialising and every day life - is where they learn the most by watching. You know, monkey see, monkey do? The article explains it much better than I can lol. But it really did make a lot of sense.